Medical Therapeutic Yoga has been an invaluable piece of my life – both professionally and personally. Finding safe community while learning to use my voice in a powerful way has probably been the most valuable thing I have learned through this training.
Dr. Alicia Hedges, PT, DPT
In the outpatient orthopedic physical therapy setting, I have been able to witness the successes of MTY in two different models. The first is through 1-on-1 hour-long appointments. In these sessions, the patient is encouraged to take control of their health & well-being through supportive & collaborative communication & planning. Evidence-based practice from physical therapy…
MTY has become an integral component of my physical therapy practice. I specialize in the treatment of men and women with a variety of pelvic and orthopedic symptoms, including persistent pain, bowel, bladder and sexual dysfunction, general weakness and pregnancy-related symptoms. My focus as a physical therapist is to help my clients restore comfortable movement…
Since returning from Yoga as Lifestyle Medicine II I have been trying to get my hands on as many bodies as possible, work the FMA (functional movement assessment), integrate this in with my way of being, essentially. This client was the mother of my neighbor, and at the end of it she says, with tears in…
MTY has completely changed the foundation of my practice for the better. This is especially true since a large majority of the clients that come in through my clinic door fall within the medical category of high complexity. I see patients in a small, rural area of NC. On a typical day over half of…
Through combining physical therapy and MTY, patients will be able to achieve a better awareness of allostasis in order to encourage a sense of equanimity. Teaching patients that certain stressors can lead to growth, but also how to reduce negative stress that leads to physical and emotional breakdown. Through MTY, both patients and providers are…
The Biopsychosocial model (BPS) is a multi-centered methodology that focuses on 5 areas of healing: psychoemotional-social, energetic, intellectual, physical and spiritual. (Garner 14). From a professional standpoint, the BPS model compliments Occupational Therapy extremely well. According to the AOTA Framework: Domain and Process 3rd Edition, it defines OT Domain as achieving health, well- being and…
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